PRP Treatment For Hair Loss

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Role of PRP in Hair Treatment

Platelet-rich plasma therapy, also known as PRP, has emerged as an effective treatment for patterned hair loss, hair thinning, and receding hairline. This advanced procedure involves using concentrated plasma containing growth factors from the patient’s own blood, which is injected into the scalp to stimulate natural hair regrowth.

Platelet Rich Plasma or PRP therapy is the bread butter of hair

It’s more popular nowadays as a non-invasive safe and natural solution for various medical and aesthetic concerns.

What is PRP?

It’s your own blood cell that involves the separation of a concentrated form of platelets from the patient’s own whole blood with the help of a high-speed stable centrifuge machine at 3500 rpm speed The red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are separated from the plasma the growth factors found in the platelet-rich plasma are then injected into the scalp under local anesthesia to promote hair growth. PRP contains several different growth factors and other cytokines that can play a crucial role in the human body’s natural healing process, containing growth factors that stimulate tissue repair and regeneration of damaged hair follicles

How PRP Works for Hair Treatment?

In hair treatment, PRP stimulates hair follicles, thus encouraging hair growth and improving hair thickness.

PRP is injected into the targeted areas of the scalp, which is thought to activate dormant hair follicles and promote a healthier hair growth cycle.

PRP therapy is a popular hair growth treatment because it produces noticeable results. The before and after pictures of PRP therapy show a remarkable improvement in hair growth. However, it’s essential to note that results may vary from person to person.

Types of PRP

  • Routine PRP: where blood is collected in regular ACD tubes and only PRP cells is there and injected
  • Biotin PRP: the tube is impregnated with Biotin cells which act as a supplement to the HAIR, thus improving the efficacy of PRP treatment, biotin is known to be hair protein so it helps to control hair fall and stimulate hair growth.its booster PRP
  • GFC: the tube is impregnated with a derived form of extra growth factor concentrate, GFC treatment is the most advanced method of PRP and acts as faster recovery with double strength

Regular PRP

The PRP tubes contain a thixotropic gel that separates the supernatant plasma from the cellular components, allowing to obtain autologous plasma of a powerful therapeutic effect.

In this process whole blood is separated into the bottom red-coloured part which is mainly Red Blood Cells and the top part plasma which is rich in platelets also called PRP

There are three general categories of preparation of PRP based on its leukocyte and fibrin content

Leukocyte-rich PRP (L-PRP), leukocyte reduced PRP (P-PRP; leukocyte reduced or pure PRP), leukocyte platelet-rich fibrin. The platelets collected in PRP can be activated by the addition of thrombin or calcium chloride, which induces the release of the mentioned factors from alpha granules

The growth factors and other cytokines present in PRP include:

  • Platelet-derived growth factor
  • Transforming growth factor beta
  • Fibroblast growth factor
  • Insulin-like growth factor 1
  • Insulin-like growth factor 2
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • Vascular endothelial growth factor C
  • Epidermal growth factor
  • Interleukin 8
  • Keratinocyte growth factor

BIOTIN PRP

  • It is Known for its role in promoting hair growth and strength. When combined with PRP therapy, the results are even more impressive.
  • PRP encourages the activation of hair follicles, while biotin provides the necessary nutrients for healthier, thicker hair. Together, they create an optimal environment for regrowth.


Duration and Frequency of Plasma Treatment (PRP) for Hair: Trichologists recommend undergoing 6-8 sessions of PRP therapy at an interval of one month each. Each session typically lasts from an hour to an hour and a half.